Pogo possum comic books

By that time, pogo had begun to star in his second major venue, newspaper strips. Amazon lists more than 30 pogo hardcovers, paperbacks, and comic books. Alberts creation actually preceded pogos, and his brash, bombastic personality sometimes seems in danger of taking over the strip, as he once dominated the comic books. At its peak, walt kellys pogo appeared in nearly 500 papers in 14 countries, and sold close to 300 million copies of books about pogo and his friends. Alberts creation actually preceded pogo s, and his brash, bombastic personality sometimes seems in danger of taking over the strip, as he once dominated the comic books. This week once again i search through my collection of comic related collectibles and ive come up with some items all relating to the comic strip and comic book character. Hottest comics key issues comics by letter cgc cert lookup investment speculation new comics this week sell my comics. Combined shipping as well as local pick up are both also available. Harvey kurtzman parodied pogo as gopo gossum for the comic book mad no. The general assembly voted pogo the state possum in 1992. Pogo is a friendly opossum residing in the okefenokee swamp of the southeastern united states and is one of its few sensible creatures, though his kind nature often corners him in the hardships of his neighbors. It only takes a few pages to understand why pogo repeatedly receives accolades such as one of the best comic strips ever. His significance is that he was able to create a political satire series using anthropomorphic animals instead of people. Pogo and albert receive a fan letter asking for the book to be more amusing, and decide to put more class.

In the long history of newspaper comics, few strips have managed to be as beloved and as controversial as walt kellys pogo. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Paid homage to by alan moore in his acclaimed swamp thing run in the 80s. Pogo and albert receive a fan letter asking for the book to be more amusing, and decide to put more class into the proceedings. Paper quality is usually also quite good, the only issues usually being the browning of interior cover pages on the books from the forties. Established in 1992, four color comics has a great selection of vintage comic books, movie posters, trading cards, memorabilia, pulps, original comic art, toys, games and more. It was the first of many mad references to pogo, most of them drawn by wally wood. Pogo possum items in my collection i have some of the dell comics but not all 117 made some additions, added publishers and dates, corrected a few errors. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Kelly donated pogo in strip form to the newspaper where he was working as an art director. Get the best deals on pogo dell golden age comics 1938 1955.

Albert alligator drinks the water, thinking it a deelicious looking drink with an olive in it. Pogo has been in my life ever since i could read, maybe before. Unfollow pogo comics to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Rather than take sides in a bitter labor strike, he moved back east in 1941 and began drawing comic books. Pogo possum 4 dell fvf 1949 high grade golden age comic book very glossy. Jun 14, 20 this week once again i search through my collection of comic related collectibles and ive come up with some items all relating to the comic strip and comic book character. Going pogo the life and times of walt kellys political possum.

Walt kelly, ten everlovin blueeyed years with pogo. Pogo possum appeared in comic books in the early 1940s and starred in a nationally syndicated newspaper comic strip in 1949. Pogo is a daily comic strip that was created by cartoonist walt kelly and was syndicated to american newspapers from 1948 until 1975. Some 50 million readers followed his comic strip pogo and its eponymous possum.

Dec 05, 2011 many pogo strips contained political satire, and kelly caught a lot of heat from the hooting, shitflinging troglodytes of the day. We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities. Dec 18, 2012 online shopping from a great selection at books store. Find the value of the dell comic pogo possum volume 1. More than sellers offering you a vibrant collection of fashion, collectibles, home decor, and more. The character first appeared in animal comics as a secondary player in the albert the alligator feature. Pogo poked fun at the vanity and shortcomings of people everywhere. Its probably what gave me my taste for comics and illustrated fiction of all kinds, for which i am deeply grateful. Get the best deals on pogo dell golden age comics 1938 1955 when you shop the largest online selection at. It was 1949 before he finally began to star in comic books of his own, in a dell series that lasted until 1954. Set in the okefenokee swamp in the southeastern united states, pogo followed the adventures of its funny animal characters, including the title character, an opossum.

Subscribe to our newsletter for special savings and offers. Periodic attempts to reignite pogo met with failureproof, if any was needed, that there was only one walt kelly. Jan 29, 2012 i searched back two years but couldnt find a thread devoted to walt kelly. Choose qty for walt kellys pogo complete dell comics vol 3 hc added. Having an alligators voracious appetite, albert often eats things indiscriminately, and is accused on more than one occasion of having eaten another character. Pogo possum represented everyman, though he was a classic comedic straight man among the denizens of okefenokee swamp, a. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. It was during this time that kelly created pogo possum. Pogo dell golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay.

Walk kelly, born in 19, started working as a disney animator pinocchio, dumbo, fantasiawhen he was 22 years old. The complete syndicated comic strips is a series of books published by fantagraphics books collecting the complete run of the pogo comic strips, a daily and a sunday strip written and drawn by walt kelly, for the first time. Get the best deals on pogo comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. He left disney during the infamous labor dispute at the studio in 1941, and began drawing comic books. Home books calendars comic prints your cart checkout. Pogo, popular 20thcentury american comic strip character, a cartoon possum who was the main actor in an often politically charged daily newspaper strip of the same name. To view a list of the characters in pogo click here i am looking for a list of when the characters first appeared in a pogo strip. As art editor for the new york star in 1948, walt introduced the first pogo comic strip, using the same anthropomorphic animals that had appeared in the comic books. Nov 02, 2011 rather than take sides in a bitter labor strike, he moved back east in 1941 and began drawing comic books. Dell comics are good comics was more than a marketing line. After the comic book work stopped, they continued to help on the strips and original material that was produced for the simon and schuster books. Comic art, comic books, lucky luke, classic comics, amazing adventures, funny comics, comic strips, bobs, cartoons.

Declaring we have met the enemy and he is us, pogo poked fun at the vanity and shortcomings of people everywhere. Kelly died in 1973 and his widow, selby, continued the internationally syndicated comic strip until july, 1975. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Subscribe to our newsletter for special savings and. Albert alligator, pogo possum, racketycoon chile, churchy turtle and howland owl.

The third strip section is comprised of the entire run of that occurred in the new york star. I added another pogo to my collection, courtesy of the last hakes auction. Pogo possum represented everyman, though he was a classic comedic straight man among the denizens of okefenokee swamp, a community outside of waycross, georgia. Us got a couple miles of jollity to romp through before us is clear of this comic book. Genre anthropomorphicfunny animals characters howland owl. An exuberant collection of walt kellys immortal cartoons plus photos, articles and other pogo memorabilia from the pages of the okefenokee star.

Debuting in 1948 in the shortlived new york star newspaper, during the strips golden days in the mid 1950s it had an estimated readership of 37 million, appearing. It didnt take long until pogo became the comics leading character. Yet pogo has not disappeared, thanks to a loyal band of devotees. Pogo possum appeared in comic books in the early 1940s and became the star of a nationally syndicated newspaper comic strip in 1949. Baby ducks political satire classic comics he is able american comics a comics comic artist. Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts. Pogo possum comic books feature the characters from walt kellys syndicated comic strips. A year later, he created the character of pogo, a wisenaive possum who lives in the okefenokee swamp with a menagerie of colorful swamp. Fourpanel comic strip shows pogo possum agreeing to babysit the frogs baby, a pollywog in a jar of water. Written by walt kelly directed by chuck jones this special is based on walt kellys pogo and this adaptation is infamous as kelly hated the final results of the special as chuck jones took over.

Pogo kelly cover priceg in comic books golden age shop for everything but the ordinary. His only trouble was that he looked just like a possum, a problem soon to be rectified. According to the best of pogo 1982, walt kelly was well aware of the mad parodies, and loved them. He is an underappreciated master of the medium and his work is actually somewhat affordable. Pogo possum comic books covers, scans of pogo possum comic books.

Choose qty for pogo complete syndicated comic strips vol 6 clean as a weasel hc. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. I picked up the little gem below at the california comic convention in yorba linda this morning. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. There was a decent selection of pogo material at this show. See more ideas about american comics, comic strips and comics. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4.